Prof. Rui Lobo led an investigation on a strange dry powder fallen in Lisbon during a rainy autumn dawn. It was proved that it does not correspond to any present known potential source, and its drying was fast in the absence of solar radiation, without the ambient temperature registered by the official meteo station in the vicinity having undergone any change.
The Smart Heritage City Project (SHCity) began in 2016 under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Interreg V Sudoe program, and is developed by a multidisciplinary team from Spain, France and Portugal.
The Journey – Summer School of ClimateKIC, is a summer school of climate innovation lasting 3 or 5 weeks.
The CENSE-Center for Research in Environment and Sustainability, represented by Professor Tomás Ramos of the Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, is part of the jury that will award the prestigious "Best Sustainable Development Article Award 2017".
Recognizing the growing importance of Big Data and the need to train specialists and strengthen skills in these areas, Altran in partnership with the Department of Informatics of FCT NOVA and NOVA LINCS have launched in 2016 the "Big Data Academy".
According to the European Research Council (ERC), since the creation of ERC research grants in 2007, Portugal has won 88 of these grants, totaling 142 million euros.
The project BIOTESTE - Rapid diagnostic tests based on biopolymer produced by bacteria from food waste (Professor Mª Ascenção Reis and Dr. Filomena Freitas (FCT NOVA Chemistry Department) and Professors Elvira Fortunato and Rodrigo Martins ( Department of Materials Science)) received an Honorable Mention at the 10th edition of the Green Project Awards.
The 10th Green Project Awards (GPA) has already revealed its finalists. Among the approximately 150 applications received are two FCT NOVA projects.
The Third Edition of the ISN2A Congress, "International Symposium on Nanoparticles, Nanomaterials and Applications", will take place from 22 to 25 January at the Melia Aldeia dos Capuchos Hotel.
In the academic year 2012/2013 FCT NOVA developed its new curricular profile, which includes a period of approximately one month between semesters.
The Workshop will bring together experts in Nitrogen Fixation, Denitrification, as well as in Biotechnological Applications related with water treatment and the development of biosensors.
